Austin, TX (8038 Burnet Rd)

Austin, TX (8038 Burnet Rd), Store #936⁽¹⁾ was a Showbiz Pizza Place/Chuck E. Cheese that opened on January 28, 1982, as a corporate location with a Classic Stage and closed on October 29, 2006 with a 3-Stage.

History

Austin (Burnet) opened its doors on January 28th, 1982, as the fifth Showbiz Pizza store in Texas and was a corporate-owned location. It opened next to a Kmart that closed somewhere in the 1980's or 1990's. Like many other Showbiz Pizza locations, it had a typical SPP layout as seen in many other stores across the United States and would eventually receive the 1988 remodel years after it would open removing older SPP decor for newer decor, and slight exterior remodel. Unfortunately, hardly any documentation of Austin (Burnet) exists back when it was a Showbiz Pizza. It received the 1988 remodel in 1988-1989 removing SPP decor for newer SPP decor and changing the Billy Bob stage. Austin (Burnet) then underwent Concept Unification in around 1991, converting the Rock-Afire Explosion into Munch's Make-Believe Band and removing all SPP decor for CEC decor, added Blue and White awnings, and the checkers. In the Late 90's, Austin (Burnet) received the Phase 2 remodel removing older 90's decor, adding newer decor, and SkyTubes and Toddler Zone. The Kmart then got turned into a Ross Dress for Less. The store would later close down on October 29, 2006, due to issues with lease, and relocated to Austin, TX (10515 North Mopac Expressway)|10515 North Mopac Expressway. After their closure, they would remain abandoned for 9 years until around April 2015 when it and Ross were gutted and rebuilt into a Subaru Car Dealership. Currently, as of May 2023, the Subaru Car Dealership is still here.

Stages

Originally, Austin (Burnet) featured a Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations did. Unfortunately, there are some photos but no videos to exist of Austin (Burnet) with the Rock afire, or as a ShowBiz in general. Austin (Burnet) got Concept Unification sometime in 1991. In October 2006, they removed the 3-Stage for their closure.

Stage	Intalled	Removed	Notes
Classic Stage	January 1982	1991	5th Showbiz Pizza store to open in Texas.
Concept Unification Stage	1991	October 2006	One of 17 Showbiz locations in Texas to receive Concept Unification.

Arcade Machines

Identified Machines

• Chuck E Cheese's Sketch Book
• Chuck E Cheese's Memory Match

Animatronics

Animatronic	Serial Number	Whereabouts
Rolfe Dewolfe & Earl Schmerle (Animatronic)	7-81 1-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Dook Larue (Animatronic)	7-81 2-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Fatz Geronimo (Animatronic)	7-81 3-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Beach Bear (Animatronic)	7-81 4-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Mitzi Mozzarella (Animatronic)	7-81 5-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Billy Bob (Animatronic)	7-81 6-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Looney Bird (Animatronic)	7-81 7-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Choo Choo (Animatronic)	7-81 8-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Sun (Animatronic)	7-81 10-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Moon (Animatronic)	7-81 11-4	Unknown/Destroyed.
Antioch (Animatronic)	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed.
Wink	N/A	Unknown/Destroyed.

Videos

No videos currently exist from this location. 2004-2007